function validateSearchForm()
{	//alert('search');
	var validator = jQuery("#search_form").validate({
			  rules: { 
				search_text: { required:true }
				  
			  }, 
			   messages: {
					search_text: { required:"Please Enter text" }
				  
			  },
			   errorPlacement:function(error, element) { 
			  
             error.appendTo('#'+element.attr("name")+'_error'); 
			  
				jQuery('#'+element.attr("name")+'_label').addClass('error');
			   },
			submitHandler:function() {
									
									var str = jQuery('#search_text').val(); //alert(str);
									location.replace(baseUrlForJs+'/search/'+str);
									
									//form.submit();
		 							},
		 
		  success: function(label) { 
            // set   as text for IE 
            label.html("").addClass("checked"); 
        }
													
	});												
}